Elderly literacy rate, population … literacy location LPIA adjusted in Brazil
Brazil: Elderly literacy rate, population … literacy location LPIA adjusted was 0.72 LPIA in 2024. ▲ Rising
Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Brazil, 1980–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics. Measured in LPIA.
Analysis
The most recent figure for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Brazil is 0.72 LPIA, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.8% on the previous year and up 9.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Brazil peaked at 0.72 LPIA in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.44 LPIA, in 1980.
That places Brazil 29th out of 53 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Elderly literacy rate, population … literacy location LPIA adjusted in Brazil, year by year
| Year | LPIA | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 0.44 LPIA | — |
| 2001 | 0.5886 LPIA | +33.8% |
| 2002 | 0.5733 LPIA | -2.6% |
| 2003 | 0.5842 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 0.6 LPIA | +2.7% |
| 2005 | 0.602 LPIA | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 0.62 LPIA | +3.0% |
| 2007 | 0.6 LPIA | -3.2% |
| 2008 | 0.6 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.61 LPIA | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 0.62 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 0.64 LPIA | +3.2% |
| 2012 | 0.64 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 0.65 LPIA | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 0.66 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.65 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 0.66 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2017 | 0.66 LPIA | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.67 LPIA | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.6602 LPIA | -1.5% |
| 2020 | 0.6985 LPIA | +5.8% |
| 2021 | 0.712 LPIA | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 0.7161 LPIA | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 0.707 LPIA | -1.3% |
| 2024 | 0.72 LPIA | +1.8% |
Brazil compared with similar countries
- Brazil's 0.72 LPIA is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.805 LPIA, 89% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
- Brazil's 0.72 LPIA is below the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 0.745 LPIA, 97% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Elderly literacy rate, population … literacy location LPIA adjusted in Brazil changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +33.8% | 0.44 LPIA | 0.5886 LPIA |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.44 LPIA | 0.44 LPIA | 0.44 LPIA | 1 |
| 2000s | 0.5976 LPIA | 0.5733 LPIA | 0.62 LPIA | 9 |
| 2010s | 0.651 LPIA | 0.62 LPIA | 0.67 LPIA | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7107 LPIA | 0.6985 LPIA | 0.72 LPIA | 5 |
Countries ranked near Brazil
More education data for Brazil
- Gender gap education levels, gaps filled 98.18 (2024)
- Primary enrollment selected countries, gaps filled 97.81 (2024)
- Teachers in secondary education, both sexes (number), gaps filled 1.02 million (2024)
- Repeaters in primary education, all grades, both sexes (number), gaps 1.44 million (2011)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, male (number), gaps filled 2.71 million (2024)
- Enrolment in pre-primary education, female (number), gaps filled 2.59 million (2024)
- Secondary education, pupils, gaps filled 21.50 million (2024)
- Primary education, duration (years), annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Primary education, pupils, gaps filled 15.11 million (2024)
- Primary education, pupils, annual growth rate -0.1454 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Brazil?
- Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity in Brazil was 0.72 LPIA in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Brazil?
- The highest recorded value was 0.72 LPIA in 2024.
- What is the lowest elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity recorded in Brazil?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.44 LPIA in 1980.
- How does Brazil rank for elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity?
- Brazil ranks 29th out of 53 countries with data for 2024.
- Is elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity rising or falling in Brazil?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Brazil data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of Elderly literacy rate, population 65+ years, adjusted location parity index (LPIA). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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February 2026 Data Release